Magnifica Humanitas & the Catholic Call to Engage AI — Ana Munley

Ana Munley — wife, mother, cradle Catholic, and host of the After Mass with Ana Munley podcast — joins the Catholic Morning Show to offer her unique perspective as a Catholic digital creator responding to Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. Ana shares her journey with artificial intelligence: from early corporate exposure through Microsoft Co-Pilot, to subtle algorithmic influence on her content creation, to using AI for everyday tasks like meal planning during Lent. She reflects on how her understanding of AI has evolved — and how Magnifica Humanitas pushed it further still. Key themes from their conversation include: Technology is not neutral — The Pope rejects the idea that tools are value-free, insisting they always reflect the values of those who create, fund, and profit from them. This reframes the question from what can technology do? to what kind of human being is this technology shaping? The digital environment shapes souls — Every algorithm rewards something. Every post shapes the interior life of the person encountering it. Catholics online must ask: what vision of humanity am I promoting? Christians must enter the construction site — Pope Leo XIV calls Catholics not to complain about culture from the sidelines but to become active shapers of it — servants of the coming kingdom, not builders of a new Tower of Babel Data mining and hidden labor — The encyclical raises questions about the people and practices behind AI systems that many users never consider Rebuilding Jerusalem — Ana's memorable takeaway: Catholics are called to rebuild Jerusalem in the digital space, centering the soul, God, and the dignity of persons over profit and algorithmic reward 🎙️ Find Ana Munley's podcast After Mass with Ana Munley wherever you get your podcasts. 📱 Follow Ana on Instagram and Facebook: @anamunley 📻 Listen to the Catholic Morning Show weekdays at 7 AM Central on the Iowa Catholic Radio Network:  #MagnificaHumanitas #PopeLeoXIV #CatholicAI #ArtificialIntelligence #AnaMunley #AfterMassWithAnaMunley #CatholicInfluencer #DigitalCatholicism #CatholicCreator #OnlineCatholic #CatholicPodcast #CatholicFaith #HumanDignity #TechAndFaith #CatholicMorningShow #IowaCatholicRadio #ChurchAndTechnology Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Brady Grimm. ENJOYING THE SHOW? Follow The Catholic Morning Show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode — and if this one was worth your time, please leave us a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating. It takes ten seconds and it's the single best way to help more people find the show. 🎧 LISTEN LIVE Catch The Catholic Morning Show live, weekday mornings on Iowa Catholic Radio. Listen Live · Program Schedule · Our Stations LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok! More on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! More from Iowa Catholic Radio:Sunday Dive with Katie PatrizioMan Up! with Joe StopulosCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrBe Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid en Español con el P. Fabián MoncadaMaking it Personal with Bishop William JoensenFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleThe Great Men of the Bible with Joe Stopulos Liturgy & DevotionsThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Daily Mass from St. Francis of AssisiThe Daily Mass from St. Pius XThe Daily Mass from St. TheresaSunday Mass from the Basilica of Saint JohnWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Iowa Catholic Radio - Connecting People to Christ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.